Chris Lehane
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“California can help establish the rules of the road.”
Chris Lehane · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Lehane wrote in a blog post that in the absence of federal action, California can help establish the rules of the road.
“It was important for them to hear that and hear it from us, and we wanted to be really clear about that,”
Chris Lehane · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Lehane told reporters in September that he met with a bill sponsor on Capitol Hill to express support for the IVO provision.
“we prefer independent technical assessments to be required at the federal level,”
Chris Lehane · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Lehane wrote in a blog post that OpenAI prefers independent technical assessments to be required at the federal level.
“with or without government support.”
Chris Lehane · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Lehane said OpenAI will work with other companies to build out a voluntary effort on industry-led standards.
“Any industry-led standards would complement — not replace — mandatory federal safeguards and democratic oversight,”
Chris Lehane · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Lehane said in a blog post that industry-led standards would complement, not replace, mandatory federal safeguards.
“But we have entered a different phase of AI capabilities, and everything should be on the table — including considering what can be built voluntarily outside government as an immediate step.”
Chris Lehane · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Lehane said a different phase of AI capabilities has been entered and that everything should be on the table.